01-29-2020 11:08 AM - last edited on 03-05-2024 08:24 PM by ROGBot
01-29-2020 12:10 PM
01-29-2020 01:33 PM
xeromist wrote:
The first quote was likely correct. Manufacturing is automated with machines so per board cost is low. Repairs are done manually by skilled labor so it costs more. It might also be that they have tooling and jigs to replace sockets since that is relatively common and they know what it will cost. Other board repairs may be less predictable and more labor intensive.
Also, from what I've seen people post here it is most expensive to have ASUS perform the work. It's like taking a car to the dealership vs an independent mechanic. So if you want to save money I would see if there's any business near you that will do the repair.
01-29-2020 01:25 PM
01-29-2020 01:35 PM
Super Gnome wrote:
If it were me, and I had your board I'd probably not bother with getting it fixed. You probably have one or two other usb ports, yeah? I'd connect a splitter usb port to what I had, and with an eye on not putting too much demand on the splitter, and hence damaging a second port, I'd try to get away with managing it that way along with some bluetooth or other workarounds. Of course, that may not be suitable in your case. I'd also keep in mind that doing that as long as I could would mean the bucks not spent on repairing the board could instead go to a newer board a year or two out when I could probably upgrade to the next level. Just my two cents.
01-30-2020 03:33 PM
01-30-2020 06:20 PM
bulkchart32 wrote:
i have an asus z97-a/3.1usb mobo. i bent the pins on the usb 3.0 header.
01-31-2020 05:07 AM
Mixer wrote:
I'm really curious how bent those pins are ? I suppose you thought about trying to straighten them out ?
You can forget Asus support, I bet you know 100% more than the person that "tries" to help. It's pretty irritating.
Don't know about your skills, but have you seen this: http://www.justinmerrill.com/2013/11/22/how-to-fix-broken-motherboard-header-pin/